All is not Gold that glitters. Some Uneasiness resulting from the Discovery of that Principle in Philosophy, and its practical Application to existing Circumstances.

[CHAPTER IV.]

Gil Blas becomes a Favorite with the Duke of Lerma, and the Confidant of an important Secret.

[CHAPTER V.]

The Joys, the Honors, and the Miseries of a Court Life in the Person of Gil Blas.

[CHAPTER VI.]

Gil Blas gives the Duke of Lerma a Hint of his wretched Condition. That Minister deals with him accordingly.

[CHAPTER VII.]

A good Use made of the fifteen hundred Ducats. A first Introduction to the Trade of Office, and an Account of the Profit accruing therefrom.